TY - BOOK ID - 77944402 TI - Biological wealth & other essays PY - 2002 SN - 1281908851 9786611908850 9812706542 9789812706546 9781281908858 9789810248246 9810248245 6611908854 PB - Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, DB - UniCat KW - Biodiversity. KW - Biology. KW - Life sciences KW - Biomass KW - Life (Biology) KW - Natural history KW - Biological diversification KW - Biological diversity KW - Biotic diversity KW - Diversification, Biological KW - Diversity, Biological KW - Biology KW - Biocomplexity KW - Ecological heterogeneity KW - Numbers of species UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77944402 AB - The biological wealth of our planet is represented by the biodiversity that surrounds us. Our future wellbeing depends on the care and conservation that we practice to protect and enhance that biodiversity, which resides mostly in developing countries. Yet, the holders of traditional knowledge remain poor, while those exploiting it commercially become prosperous. As we utilize recombinant DNA technology to achieve food security and other goals, serious apprehension has arisen in the public mind with regard to the impact of genetically modified crops on our environment and health. Similarly, th ER -